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Gender bias in special issues: evidence from a bibliometric analysis

Magdalena Formanowicz (magda.formanowicz@gmail.com), Marta Witkowska, Weronika Hryniszak, Zuzanna Jakubik and Aleksandra Cisłak
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Magdalena Formanowicz: SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw
Marta Witkowska: SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw
Weronika Hryniszak: SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw
Zuzanna Jakubik: SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw
Aleksandra Cisłak: SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Warsaw

Scientometrics, 2023, vol. 128, issue 4, No 10, 2283-2299

Abstract: Abstract Even though the majority of psychologists are women, they are outnumbered by men in senior academic ranks. One reason for this representation bias in academia is that men favor other men in decision-making, especially when the stakes are high. We tested the possibility of such bias in a bibliometric analysis, in which we coded editors' and authors' gender in regular and special issues, the latter considered of higher scientific prominence. We examined all special issues from five prominent scientific outlets in the fields of personality and social psychology published in the twenty-first century. Altogether, we analyzed 1911 articles nested in 93 sets comprising a special issue and a neighboring regular issue treated as a control condition. For articles published in special (but not regular) issues, when there were more men editors, more men first-authored and co-authored the work. This pattern suggests how gender bias can be perpetuated within academia and calls for revising the editorial policies of leading psychology journals.

Keywords: Gender bias; Bibliometric analysis; Special issues (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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